The Edmonton Oilers are in the 2025 National Hockey League Western Conference Finals. On Wednesday, they defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 1-0 in a dramatic victory that needed overtime to determine the winner. The Oilers overtime hero was right winger Kasperi Kapanen of Kupio, Finland. It was also an exceptional game for Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner of Edmonton, Alberta. Skinner had 24 saves for the shutout. This was the second straight shutout Skinner had in the series. On Monday night in a 3-0 Oilers win in game four of the series, he made 23 saves.
With the Wednesday win, the Oilers won the best out of five series four games to one. They will now play the winner of the Central Division second round matchup between the Winnipeg Jets and Dallas Stars. The Stars lead that best out of seven Western Conference series three games to two.
